Glen Ellyn, Illinois demographics

Glen Ellyn, IL demographics: median age 39.8; 68.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Glen Ellyn village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1729756. The survey estimates a population of 28,390 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Glen Ellyn is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 10,698 households (±354). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.8 ±1.6	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	7,444 ±692	26.2% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,608 ±570	16.2% ±2.0 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	11,000 ±669	38.7% ±2.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,338 ±557	18.8% ±2.0 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	14,174 ±489	49.9% ±1.7 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	14,216 ±530	50.1% ±1.8 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	21,859 ±707	77.0% ±2.4 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	856 ±316	3.0% ±1.1 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,094 ±552	10.9% ±1.9 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	33 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	774 ±272	2.7% ±1.0 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,769 ±423	6.2% ±1.5 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,423 ±537	93.1% ±1.8 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,967 ±513	6.9% ±1.8 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,751 ±306	63.1% ±2.0 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	267 ±141 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	593 ±136	5.5% ±1.3 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,702 ±384	25.3% ±3.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	385 ±158	3.6% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,736 ±259	34.9% ±2.1 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,962 ±522	65.1% ±4.4 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,702 ±384	25.3% ±3.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,341 ±383	31.2% ±3.4 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,577 ±274	14.7% ±2.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,925 ±256	18.0% ±2.3 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	810 ±179	7.6% ±1.7 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	260 ±86	2.4% ±0.8 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	83 ±62 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 28,390
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	25,009 ±535	88.1% ±1.8 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,381 ±487	11.9% ±1.7 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 26,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	21,752 ±879	82.6% ±3.0 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,508 ±501	5.7% ±1.9 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	34 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±43 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	473 ±224	1.8% ±0.9 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,613 ±385	6.1% ±1.5 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	46 ±49 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	162 ±128 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	18 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	422 ±248 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	239 ±254 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,773
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	689 ±203	3.7% ±1.1 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,898 ±331	10.1% ±1.7 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,291 ±393	12.2% ±2.1 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,091 ±242	5.8% ±1.3 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,038 ±461	37.5% ±2.2 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,766 ±536	30.7% ±2.7 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 27,811
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	24,611 ±872	88.5% ±2.8 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,530 ±432	5.5% ±1.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,070 ±532	3.8% ±1.9 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	509 ±256 · low precision	1.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	91 ±93 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.6% of Glen Ellyn residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Glen Ellyn	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.6% ±0.8 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.4% ±0.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±1.6 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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